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Since the mid-2000s, MLB has observed a significant increase in fastball velocity among pitchers. In 2008, the average four-seam fastball velocity in the MLB was below 92 mph. This figure has climbed steadily, surpassing 93 mph by 2015, and exceeding 94 mph by 2023.
From April 7 to May 22, 2021, the average exit velocity was 91.8 miles per hour (147.7 km/h) with a humidor and 92.8 miles per hour (149.3 km/h) without a humidor. During the same span of days in 2022, the average with a humidor was 91.2 miles per hour (146.8 km/h) and 92.2 miles per hour (148.4 km/h) without a humidor. [3]
Increased velocity; Since QOP is measured by breaking a pitch down into its individual components and analyzed from there, the pitch's rating does not depend on the batter's batting performance. This differentiates QOP from other commonly used pitching statistics, such as ERA (Earned Run Average). [6]
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His fastball averaged 94 mph and maxed out at 95.9 — some healthy heat but a notch below the 95.2 mph average and 97.8 mph he touched in 2022, let alone the triple digits he routinely hit ...
(E2): (distance = Velocity (initial) *time + 0.5 *acceleration *time^2) A study used an intensive mathematical program (finite element analysis software) to confirm that ball exit velocity is indeed dependent on linear bat velocity. [4] These findings and observations confirm that a faster swing will be beneficial to a baseball player.
In 2019, his four-seam fastball was on average the fastest in major league baseball, at 100.9 miles per hour (162.4 km/h). [23] His average pitch velocity was the highest in MLB, at 101.1 miles per hour (162.7 km/h). [24] He threw the fastest pitch of the season, at 104.3 miles per hour (167.9 km/h). [25]
His average fastball velocity of 97.9 mph (157.6 km/h) was about 1.5 mph (2.4 km/h) faster than the next-best starting pitcher, and was the fastest average pitch velocity since 2007, the first year that the metric was reliably tracked. [118]